Accident Convair F-102A Delta Dagger 56-0974,
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Date:Saturday 25 April 1959
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic f102 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Convair F-102A Delta Dagger
Owner/operator:86.FIS USAF
Registration: 56-0974
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Lake Erie, Pensylvanie -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Youngstown Airport, OH
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
T/o at 13:38hrs for test flight. Crashed in Lake Erie at 16:00hrs. Pilot (24).

Sources:

Youngstown Vindicator 26 April 1959, p1
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214312/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-102A.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Nov-2017 21:28 TB Added
15-Jan-2020 08:10 JF Updated [Registration, Operator, Source]
12-Feb-2020 09:26 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator]

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